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Asia at Ball State

AASA Sponsored Asian American Week

Korean Movies

Korean Student Association invites you to come and enjoy free movies, popcorn, and beverages @ Pruis Hall. Movie schedules are as following and more information can be found at http://ksa.iweb.bsu.edu/

April 3, Monday
6:30 pm Joint Security Area (Drama)
9:00 pm Untold Scandal (Historical Drama)

April 4, Tuesday
6:30 pm Peppermint Candy (Drama)
9:00 pm My Sassy Girl (Romantic Comedy)

Fall Semester 2005

Deyang Agreement: A delegation from Muncie's sister city, Deyang visited Ball State on October 9-10. President Jo Ann Gora and the Mayor of Deyang Fang Xioafang signed an agreement to continue the international exchange program with Deyang City, China. See: http://www.bsu.edu/web/news/

CCIM is once again sponsoring a Celebration of Chinese Cinema:
November 1: "Gun With Love"
November 2: "Postmen in the Mountains"
November 3: "All About My Stepmother"
These will be screened in Pruis at 7:30 p.m.

Druring the celebration, the College will be hosting David Buckley, President of China Century Entertainment, Yang Yue the primary interpreter for the films, and other guests from the film studios in China. (Dr. Jackie Buckrop, CCIM)

Asian American Awareness Month Events:
(Lily Tsay, President, Asian American Student Association)

• Tuesday, Nov. 1: 5-7 p.m. @ SC Cardinal Hall: Opening Ceremony
• Sunday, Nov. 6: 7:30 p.m. @ Pruis Hall: Movie: Mardi Gras: Made in China (co-sponsored w/ Amnesty International)
• Wednesday, Nov. 9: 7 p.m. @ Cardinal Hall: Asian American History 101
• Thursday, Nov. 10: 8 p.m. @ SC Tally: Rich Kiamco Comedian (co-sponsored w/Spectrum)
• Saturday, Nov. 12: 8 p.m. @ Pruis Hall: Martial Arts Show
• Monday, Nov. 14: 7 p.m. @ TC 101: Keynote Speaker
• Saturday, Nov. 19: 8-10 p.m. @ Cardinal Hall: Fashion Show (possible co-sponsorship w/UPB)
• Wednesday, Nov. 30: 6-8 p.m. @ Scheidler Clubhouse: Cultural Dinner

Bracken Library has an art display from the CapAsia field study of spring 2005. It is on the First Floor West side of Bracken Library and is comprised of oil paintings and digital photography. The display will continue through the end of November.
(Susan Akers, Marketing and Communications Manager, University Libraries)

The Map Collection of the Bracken Library will display Asia related maps during Focus on Asia. (Melissa Gentry, Map Collection Assistant)

The Culture Exchanges for November feature Asian countries:
November 2: Thailand
November 9: Burma
November 30: India
These are held in the Yuhas Room, Center for International Programs.
(Deb Goens, CIP)

This year, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies hired new faculty member Dr. Jeffrey Brackett whose specialty area is the religions of India. (Juli Eflin, Chair, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies)

Mei Zhong's (School of Music) Anthology of Chinese Songs (for Western musicians): Newly Arranged Chinese Folk Songs, Volume I, A CD with Mei's singing has just been published by Leyerle Publications, New York.

Teh-Kuang Chang (Political Science), was elected the President of International Tuva Studies Association in April, 2005. He participate in the 100th anniversary of Fudan University, Shanghai, and lectured in its Center for American Studies. He is invited to lecture in Zhejiang University and Suzhou University, China.

Bob Koester (Architecture) just returned form the SB05 conference in Tokyo. "Quite an event," he says. For more information, visit http://www.sb05.com/homeE.html

This semester, Lauren Onkey (English) is teaching English 657, Postcolonial Studies. The course surveys literature from the postcolonial world (with all the problematics that the term brings with it). As part of its study of India, the class will read Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children and Mahasweta Devi's Imaginary Maps, as well as theoretical articles by Partha Chatterjee, R. Radhakrishnan, Gayatri Spivak, and Priyamvada Gopal.

Dr. Maria Williams-Hawkins (Telecommunications) is teaching a Global Media Network class with National Chengchi University (NCCU) in Taipei. TCOM 204: Analysis & Criticism of Media explores broadcast practices in Taiwan and the USA. After October 4, the class connects with a class at NCCU every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in BC 205. The students are currently establishing personal relationships with their counterparts in Taipei.

Barbara Stedman includes Asia in her Honors Symposium. Global Studies (Honors 189) is taught every semester. This semester, the class is in direct contact with three countries, via videoconferencing, internet chat, and email. Its has completed a 4-week unit with Venezuela, and is starting a unit with Pakistan. After that they will go on to their third partner, Nepal. Besides the in-class activities, it consists of many out-of-class activities. On Sunday October 2, the students viewed the film Earth, an adaptation of Bapsi Sidhwa's novel Cracking India. Barbara says that "It's one of the very best portrayals of partition that I've ever seen. I desperately wish it would be shown here to the entire campus." She will be taking her students to Friday prayers at the local mosque, and hopes to participate in an Iftar dinner during Ramadan. As part of the Nepal unit, the class will visit the Buddhist temple in Bloomington.

David Johnson's class, in the Department of Art, includes a section on Japanese Wood block Prints.

Arch 229, taught by Ted Wolner (Architecture), includes discussions on Angkor Wat, Ise, Horyuji, and Sanchi. The class will also discuss a skeletal history of the pagoda and see film on Katsura Villa.

Rathin S. Rathinasamy (Business College) will present a paper on "Outsourcing To India: Pros and Cons" in one of the forthcoming business conferences.

Ken Hall of the Department of History teaches History 370: Survey of Early Asian History (TTh 2-3:15) and History 488: History of South Asia (TTh 11-12:15).

Carolyn Vann (Biology) is organizing a course that will involve a trip to China in May.

Julee L. Rosser, Women's Studies Assistant Director, will show the film, Silence Broken: Korean Comfort Women in her International Women's Issues course, on November 22nd.

Ron Rarick is teaching Asian Art (AHS290). It meets in AJ 213 at 9 am. The following videos are scheduled as part of his class presentations:

Friday, November 4: Korean Art
Friday, November 18: Tale of Genji scrolls (Japanese topic)

The International Development and Planning class (PLAN 559/449), taught by Nihal Perera, focuses on Asian planning. The students will investigate locally-friendly and innovative planning practices in rapidly transforming Asian cities.

Last but not Least: Food

Dining Service has 3 special meals planned throughout November for Focus on Asia. The meals and there locations are:

+ Vietnamese Lunch and Dinner - International Café - Noyer Center - November 2nd
+ Southeast Asian Dinner - America's Buffet - Lafollette Square - November 9th
+ Focus on Asia with Chef Reynolds - Ying-Yang - Elliott - November 21st
(Lucas Miller, Manager of Menu Development and Test Kitchen)

Send your Asia-related news to:
Dr. Nihal Perera, Director of Asian Studies at nperera@bsu.edu